New country, new holiday, new foods for Minnesota immigrants

This story tells how different immigrant groups celebrate Thanksgiving Day here, combining their culture with turkey and family gatherings. - - Donna Poisl

BY NEKESSA OPOTI, TC DAILY PLANET

Surviving the cuisine of a new country is a challenge for immigrants; as it was for the pilgrims in the sixteenth century as it is now for new American immigrants. And so history goes that Native Americans saw to it that the Pilgrims, the new immigrants, would not starve. Somewhere along the way turkey, cranberry sauce and all the present day trimmings were added to what is now one of America's largest holidays. While the rest of that story on the Native Americans and the Pilgrims would turn ugly, today Thanksgiving has become a day of giving thanks and feasting. So, how do today's immigrants celebrate Thanksgiving?
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